above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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Data analysts should be adept at working with spreadsheets and coding languages, visualizing and presenting data findings, and, above all, problem-solving, says Gevelber. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 The 49ers’ season has been excruciating, taxing, frustrating, and, above all, disappointing. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024 Both camps seek, above all, to weaken and topple authoritarian regimes, and to replace them with leaders and government forms that better fit the idiosyncratic mold of Western liberal democracy. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 While her original partner, Scotty, loves passive-aggressively picking fights, Caleb craves peace above all else in a relationship. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for above all 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of above all was in the 14th century

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“Above all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20all. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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